Military & Warfare

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (205+ words) “In hoc signo vinces” — Latin for “in this sign, you will conquer” — is one of the most consequential phrases in Western history. The phrase is tied to the Roman emperor Constantine the Great on the eve of the Battle of…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (689+ words) In the summer of 47 BC, Julius Caesar fought a war in Asia Minor so short that his report of it has outlived every longer account, three Latin words that remain the most arrogant dispatch ever filed: veni, vidi, vici. I came,…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (531+ words) Ancient Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus' political reforms, urban projects, and cultural patronage transformed Epirus into a Hellenistic power. Pyrrhus of Epirus: The Ancient Greek King’s Legacy Beyond the Battlefield While Pyrrhus of Epirus is often remembered for his military…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (719+ words) “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill Of all the Western leaders of the Second World War, Winston Churchill stands as one of the most…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (726+ words) General George Patton. Image Credit: Creative Commons. “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains that victory.” – US Army…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (630+ words) Where modern-day Sheriff Hill, Beacon Lough and Wrekenton sit, the Battle of Gateshead Fell took place in 1068(Image: NCJ Media) The events of 1066 have echoed across the centuries for nearly 1,000 years. As every schoolchild knows, it was the year of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (696+ words) In July of 1897, during his service as assistant secretary of the Navy, future president Theodore Roosevelt delivered an address to the Naval War College, titled “Washington’s Forgotten Maxim.” That maxim, from the nation’s first president, was “To be prepared for…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (696+ words) Gen. Douglas MacArthur was one of just five five-star Army generals in U.S. history, the others being George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and Omar N. Bradley. All five served during World War II, which is not a coincidence. Per the U.S. Army…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (886+ words) “You must be single-minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.” – General George S. Patton General George S. Patton is known for many things; single-mindedness is among his most prominent. And that might have been why he…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1001+ words) “Courage isn’t having the strength to go on — it is going on when you don’t have strength.” Attributed to Napoleon, tested at Trafalgar, Russia and Waterloo. While he was undoubtedly a master strategist and a great leader, his campaigns and…...